Platteville

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proper noun

A statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States.

    CNN has sought comment from the Town of Platteville and an attorney for Rios regarding the settlement.

    2024 June 4, Joe Sutton and Elizabeth Wolfe, “Colorado officials reach $8.5 million settlement with woman who was left handcuffed in a police car that was hit by a train”, in CNN
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    Steinke placed Rios into the cruiser of Platteville police officer Pablo Vasquez, who was the first to arrive on the scene and parked in the middle of a marked railroad crossing.

    2023 September 16, Carroll Alvarado, “Colorado officer who placed handcuffed suspect into police vehicle that was hit by a train sentenced to 30 months probation, 100 hours community service”, in CNN
  2. A city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

    Baldwin’s supporters in Platteville – a city that backed Biden but lies in a county that pivoted from Barack Obama to Trump – were fired up, even if there was hesitation about whether Biden could win Wisconsin.

    2024 July 28, Simone Pathe, “Tammy Baldwin looks to maintain edge over top of the ticket in battleground Wisconsin”, in CNN
  3. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

From Platte + -ville.

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APA

Platteville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Platteville

MLA

“Platteville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Platteville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Platteville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Platteville.

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